LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 20, 2001 TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HJR32 by Wilson (Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from requiring a woman to complete a pregnancy.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The Secretary of State estimates it would incur costs of $80,000 to prepare, translate and publish an explanatory statement and send the Spanish translation notice by mail. It is assumed that these costs would be absorbed by the agency within its existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, 324 Texas Department of Human Services, 655 TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 501 Texas Department of Health, 307 Secretary of State, 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: JK, RB, RM